I know how many of you feel. You have abandoned the rp forums due to the negative stigmas that have developed due to the poor state the forums went into due to a lack of quality control and an influx of people who believed they could do as they wished with things divorced from reality and common sense. Poor writing, story telling, and ludicrous characters abounded.

Now however; the rp forums are being supported by an amount numerating roughly equal to the amount of fingers one has more or less.

When I first set eyes on the rp forums, I saw so much potential. The potential to take this awesome universe that has been painstakingly created, curated, and protected from destructive influences coming to life in the imaginations of me and others who enjoy all that it has to offer. This vision has been clouded in the eyes of many due to a massive influx of people who saw this eden and tainted it by treating it as a playground of self gratification and a dumping ground for their untrained writing skills.

It can still be great if we work to salvage it and not condemn it to the darkness of obscurity and possible future archival alongside discussion and conjecture about it's possible failure. It will only fail if we allow it to fade away as the last vestiges of support dwindle one by one from the site and forsake it to its fate.

With work, it too can escape the taint of mediocrity and poor writing just how the main site had in the past. The journey may be difficult, but there is still hope. It may be painful to place restrictions but only through sacrifice can we save it from poor characters and stories just as how the main site deflects the horrible, half baked ideas that show up within it's walls all the time.

Please help me reclaim what is ours, don't let people who get C- on their English test defeat us. We are mighty, we are legion. We won't be crushed by people who think it's ok to do what would be considered completely unacceptable here.

However we can't forsake the reasons behind the rp forums founding in our quest for purity. We would only hurt ourselves by doing this.

You might want to specify which RP forum you're talking about. There's a good chance the average forum-goer won't be sure.

Also, this is coming off as kind of elitist, especially where you state

This vision has been clouded in the eyes of many due to a massive influx of people who saw this eden and tainted it by treating it as a playground of self gratification and a dumping ground for their untrained writing skills.

If you're talking about the SCP-RP site set up by Bright, the reason we don't have an application to join is because we want to encourage a more open environment. If anything, the message to established members should be "join because we can offer well-rounded characters and interactions in interesting scenarios", not "join so we're not swamped by those who don't know the site universe well".

I'm not talking about applications, counterbalancing bad writers or closing it off. I mean we need to do something, something to keep it from failing off due to people being unwilling to be there on account of all the negative aspects that cropped up before we established any real control. Perhaps this came off wrong but I consider asking people to understand how to write coherent statements isn't elitist. I am tired of being called that for asking for people who speak English as a primary language to speak or write it properly.

Frankly, I'm not entirely convinced that the reason people haven't been active on the site is because we've been getting new members who post lackluster character sheets. I know I've been busy with schoolwork and exams, and the other admins have IRL concerns as well.

People expect SCP-RP to be relatively casual. As a result, there's no overwhelming requirement to continue posting to roleplays. People join on interest, and once that interest starts to fade in comparison to other things that require attention, they'll drift away until they have the time to head back to RP.

I support Zyn. If people are expected to post there just to keep it going, than it might as well be a clockwork device with no soul. I understand what you are getting at though Wilhelm Klink. Trust me the site is still very much active just not as active as before. It's just a matter of time and patience.

Ed edit: gerdammit, Ninjae'd. Also I feel this is more of an issue for SCP-RP not so much on the main-site here. That is my personal opinion.

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